Let me lead England, pleads John Terry, despite police investigation into Anton Ferdinand race row

03 November 2011 07:33
John Terry has told Fabio Capello he wants to lead England against Spain next week despite being the subject of a formal Metropolitan Police investigation into allegations of racism.[LNB]Terry, Sportsmail understands, has told the England boss he is not guilty of racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand and wants to play in the Wembley friendly against Spain as well as that against Sweden three days later. [LNB] Plea: Terry has won 68 caps for the national side[LNB]Capello plans to name Terry and Rio Ferdinand, Anton's brother, in today's provisional squad not released publicly but will seek advice from the FA about including Terry in the final squad, to be announced on Sunday. [LNB]The police confirmed they will interview the Chelsea and QPR players who were in the vicinity of the alleged incident on Wednesday. [LNB] Rest day: Terry was an unused substitute in Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Genk[LNB] Chelsea vow to identify those involved in Anton chants as Terry race row rumbles onTerry's role as England skipper under threat as police take over race probe from FADon't panic... yet: Cech confident Chelsea can reverse fortunes after mini-slumpAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion[LNB]

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